Straps and Ratchet Apparatus, Diderot Chirurgie Plate XXXII, circa 1772
€ 230
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
circa 1772
Mapmaker / artist
Not named on the sheet
Publisher
Giuseppe Aubert, Livorno
Technique
Copper Engraving
Coloring
Uncolored
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-13259-35
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
Light uneven toning, browner toward the edges. Handling soiling along the top edge. Scattered light foxing in the margin. Slight wear at the bottom left corner. Minor edge wear, shallow nicks along the left. Several larger brown marks.
About this sheet
This is an original antique copper engraving, uncolored, with four numbered figures of an apparatus of straps and winding gear. Fig. 1 is a pair of broad stitched straps with four buckles at one end and long tails at the other; one strap has a cut opening with a raised pad, the other carries a winding mechanism with a toothed wheel and a roller. Fig. 2 is a soft slipper with a long strap running from the heel and looping back on itself. Fig. 3 is a winding device on a base plate pierced for screws: a roller between two uprights, turned by a toothed ratchet wheel with a square socket and held by a pawl. Fig. 4 is a winding key with a scroll handle, drawn beside a detached ratchet wheel segment and its pawl and spring.
The plate number "Pl. XXXII." is lettered at the top right outside the border, the section title "Chirurgie." below the border, and the page number "95." at the lower left. No engraver's mark is lettered at the lower right.
The plate belongs to the Chirurgie section of the Recueil de planches, the plate volumes of the Encyclopédie of Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert, in the Livorno edition published by Giuseppe Aubert between 1771 and 1778. Its figures are numbered and keyed to an explanation printed in the text volume.
It pairs naturally with other Chirurgie plates for a coordinated group in a study or consulting room.
Condition: Light uneven toning, browner toward the edges. Handling soiling along the top edge. Scattered light foxing in the margin. Slight wear at the bottom left corner. Minor edge wear, shallow nicks along the left. Several larger brown marks.
This is an original antique print, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed.
